Balance.



R. F. GHATILLON.

BALANCE.

APPLIGATION FILED mun, 1911.

1,017,137. "Patented Feb. 13,1912.

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RALPH F. GHATILLON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BALANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

Application filed May 17, 1911. Serial No. 627,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH F. CH 'rILLoN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inBalances, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to balances and more particularly to springbalances commonly known as pocket or sportsmens balances, and has forits object to improve the connection between the usual spring and thebalance parts.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the appended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1is a longitudinal section of my improved scale on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2and Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof partly in section looking at rightangles to Fig. 1.

The balance comprises the usual telescopic and relatively movable outerand inner tubes A and B, and the sleeve C, slidably mounted in the outertube A, and adapted to be adjusted in the customary manner so as to haveits lower end always in registry with the zero point of the usual scaleD. An annular bead or other projection E is formed on the sleeve 0, andserves to limit its inward movement relatively to the tube ,A. The scaleD is produced on the inner tube B, and.is graduated to indicate inpounds and fractions thereof the resistance of the lengthwise extendingspring F, as the said inner tube is withdrawn to a greater or lessextent as the balance is used. The outer tube A is formed with anaxially extending recessed extension G into the recess of which theone-hooked end F of the spring F extends. A ring or other suspendingmember I-I extends through openings G in the extension G, and isconnected with the end F of the spring F, the said end F in the specificillustration hooking over or through said ring H. The opposite end F ofthe spring F in the specific form of my invention shown in the drawingsis connected with a bar F the free end of which extends into the recessof an axially extending recessed extension I forming part of the innertube B. This bar F is provided with an aperture F which registers withopenings I of the extension I for the accommodation of a hook or othersuspended member J, which as shown, passes through said openings F and Iso as to be connected with the bar F, and also with the extension I.

In my invention both the suspending member H and the suspended member Jare positively connected not only with the spring F but also with therespective tubes A and B. It is thus impossible for the spring F to havea sliding or slipping movement relatively to either tube A or B, and abalance of extreme accuracy is secured. Furthermore, a balance embodyingmy invention is easily and cheaply constructed and the danger of thedisarrangement of the parts and consequent unreliability is entirelyobviated.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be madewithin the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I claim:

In a balance, a casing comprising two telescopic tubes each providedwith a recessed extension and movable relatively to each other,resilient means in said tubes having one end located in each recessedextension, a suspending member connected with one end of said resilientmeans and passing through the recessed extension of one tube and asuspended member connected with the other end of said resilient meansand passing through the recessed extension of the other tube.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RALPH F. CHATILLON.

Witnesses:

Gno. SCHIER, JOHN A. KEHLENBEOK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. (3.

